4102732/2025Claimant won

Dovetail Enterprises (1993) Ltd (In Administration)

3 December 2025·Employment Tribunal·Scotland·Employment Judge Kemp

Respondent

Dovetail Enterprises (1993) Ltd (In Administration)

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Decision date

3 December 2025

Tribunal

Employment Tribunal

Jurisdiction

Scotland

Judge

Employment Judge Kemp

Case Summary

The respondent failed to comply with their obligations to consult their employees under section 188 and 188A of the Trade Union and Labour Relations Act. The Tribunal makes a protective award in respect of the claimants, being employees dismissed as redundant by the respondent at their site in Dunsinane, Dundee.

Why this outcome?

The respondent failed to comply with statutory consultation obligations under section 188 and 188A of the Trade Union and Labour Relations Act 1992 when dismissing employees as redundant, and the tribunal awarded a protective award as a remedy for this breach.

Claim Types

Unfair DismissalRedundancy

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Key Issues

  • •failure to comply with section 188 and 188A of the Trade Union and Labour Relations Act
  • •protective award for employees dismissed as redundant

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